Following another Rangers loss this afternoon - this time, 1-0 in a Shootout to Boneman's Bruins in Boston - I thought it was time to look at their lack of scoring power so far this season.
After 7 games, or 21+ periods, the boys have scored a measly 13 goals. That's an average of fewer than 2 goals per game, which is anemic no matter how you slice it. But it's actually much worse than that, because more than half of those red-light igniters came in just 2 of the 21 periods of play, during their only 2 wins this season. They had a 4-goal 3rd period explosion in the opener against the Panthers and a trio of 1st period markers in their 3-1 victory over the Capitals. So more than half of their total to date came in less than 10% of their periods. Meaning, of course, that they could just as easily be 0-6-1 instead of 2-4-1 right now, if it hadn't been for a couple uncharacteristic outbursts. Ouch. (On the positive side, at least they've so far managed a fairly respectable goals against average, so there may still be some hope.)
Oh, and one of their best point-getters, Martin Straka, broke his finger in today's game. So that should really help in their attempts to score more goals... not so much.
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I didn't see the game...and can't believe that it was THAT exciting. The experts, including Jabba, have indicated that the Rangers should not panic..as they are still in a "getting used to each other" phase with their newcomers (and Avery is still hurt)..the Rangers actually have an impressive winning percentage with Avery in the lineup.
I know this doesn't mean squat with their current record, and I'd have my coach fired by now more than likely...but I AM sympathetic.
Jabba's fucking crazy.. this team just sucks and they're well on their way to losing this season.
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